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Rowland Whitfield Watt 1860–1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 DEC 1860

Birth Location: Marshall Co., Ill.

Death Date: 4 JUN 1933

Death Location: Villisca, IA

Father: David Watt

Mother: Mary Sands

Spouse(s): Viola Barton

Children(s): Swank None

Rowland Whitfield Watt was born in 1860 in Marshall Co., Ill., the child of David Purviance Watt And Mary Sands. In 1870, Rowland Whitfield Watt resided in Henderson, Illinois, USA. Rowland Whitfield Watt married Viola Marie Barton, and had children including Swank. Rowland Whitfield Watt passed away in 1933 in Villisca, IA.

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Biography

  • Rowland Whitfield Watt was born in 1860 in Marshall Co., Ill., the child of David Purviance Watt And Mary Sands.
  • In 1870, Rowland Whitfield Watt resided in Henderson, Illinois, USA.
  • Rowland Whitfield Watt married Viola Marie Barton, and had children including Swank.
  • Rowland Whitfield Watt passed away in 1933 in Villisca, IA.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Watt
1829–1895
Birth Location: Eaton, Lorain, Ohio, USA
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Mary Sands
1839–1895
Birth Location: Ohio
MS

Spouses(s)

Viola Barton
1861–1940
Birth Location: Knox County, Illinois, USA
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Children(s)

Swank None
1892–1959
Birth Location: Taylor County, Iowa, USA
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Rowland Watt's Ancestors

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Rowland Watt
1860–1933
Birth Place: Marshall Co., Ill.
Parents
David Purviance Watt
1829–1895
Eaton, Lorain, Ohio, USA
Mary Sands
1839–1895
Ohio
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rowland Watt's Descendants

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Rowland (Whitfield) Watt (23 DEC 1860–4 JUN 1933) m. Viola (Marie) Barton (8 DEC 1861–11 OCT 1940)
  1. 1. Swank 1892–1959 m. Harvey Swank 1879–1975
    1. 1. Alice (Lucille) Swank 1914–1987 m. Charles (Owen "Stub") Clark 1910–1973
      1. 1. Clifford (LeRoy) Clark 1937–2018

Rowland Watt's Timeline

13 Records

1860
23 DEC 1860
Birth of Rowland Whitfield Watt in Kirkwood, Wabash, Illinois, USA
Kirkwood, Wabash, Illinois, USA
1860
23 DEC 1860
Birth of Rowland Whitfield Watt in Marshall Co., Ill.
Marshall Co., Ill.
1870
1870
Age 10
Rowland Whitfield Watt resided here in Henderson, Illinois, USA
Henderson, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 20
Rowland Whitfield Watt resided here in Holt, Taylor, Iowa, USA
Holt, Taylor, Iowa, USA
1885
1885
Age 25
Rowland Whitfield Watt resided here in Taylor, Iowa, USA
Taylor, Iowa, USA
1895
1895
Age 35
Rowland Whitfield Watt resided here in Nodaway, Taylor, Iowa, USA
Nodaway, Taylor, Iowa, USA
1900
1900
Age 40
Rowland Whitfield Watt resided here in Holt Township, Taylor, Iowa, USA
Holt Township, Taylor, Iowa, USA
1910
1910
Age 50
Rowland Whitfield Watt resided here in Villisca, Montgomery, Iowa, USA
Villisca, Montgomery, Iowa, USA
1917
1917
Age 57
Rowland Whitfield Watt resided here in Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, USA
Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 60
Rowland Whitfield Watt resided here in Hutchinson Ward 5, Reno, Kansas
Hutchinson Ward 5, Reno, Kansas
1930
1930
Age 70
Rowland Whitfield Watt resided here in Lake City, Muscatine, Iowa, USA
Lake City, Muscatine, Iowa, USA
1933
1 JUN 1933
Age 73
Death of Rowland Whitfield Watt in Villisca, Adams Co IA
Villisca, Adams Co IA
1933
4 JUN 1933
Age 73
Burial of Rowland Whitfield Watt in Villisca, IA
Villisca, IA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 DEC 1860
    Event Place: Kirkwood, Wabash, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Holt, Taylor, Iowa; Roll: 366; Family History Film: 1254366; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 212; Image: .
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Villisca Ward 3, Montgomery, Iowa; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lake, Muscatine, Iowa; Roll: 670; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 8; Image: 790.0.
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Holt, Taylor, Iowa; Roll: T623_461; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 121; FHL microfilm: 1240461.
    [5] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 9 Range 4, Henderson, Illinois; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [6] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Hutchinson Ward 5, Reno, Kansas; Roll: T625_546; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 177; Image: 789.
    [7] Iowa, State Census
    [8] Iowa Cemetery Records
    [9] Iowa, State Census Collection
    [10] Iowa, State Census 1885
    [11] Web: Iowa, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012
    [12] Iowa, Select Deaths and Burials
    [13] Iowa, Select Marriages
    [14] Ancestry.com, Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 DEC 1860
    Event Place: Marshall Co., Ill.
    Record Source: Iowa, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Henderson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 9 Range 4, Henderson, Illinois; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Holt, Taylor, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Holt, Taylor, Iowa; Roll: 366; Family History Film: 1254366; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 212; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Taylor, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, State Census Collection
    [2] Iowa, State Census 1885

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1895
    Event Place: Nodaway, Taylor, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, State Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Holt Township, Taylor, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Holt, Taylor, Iowa; Roll: T623_461; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 121; FHL microfilm: 1240461.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Villisca, Montgomery, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Villisca Ward 3, Montgomery, Iowa; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917
    Event Place: Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories (Beta) (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory titl)

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Hutchinson Ward 5, Reno, Kansas
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Hutchinson Ward 5, Reno, Kansas; Roll: T625_546; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 177; Image: 789.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Lake City, Muscatine, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lake, Muscatine, Iowa; Roll: 670; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 8; Image: 790.0.

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 JUN 1933
    Event Place: Villisca, Adams Co IA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa Cemetery Records
    [2] Web: Iowa, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012
    [3] Iowa, Select Deaths and Burials

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 4 JUN 1933
    Event Place: Villisca, IA
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Iowa, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012
    [2] Iowa, Select Deaths and Burials
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